The BIBFRAME Pilot is underway and is a component of a major effort by the Library of Congress to lead the library community into the linked open data world. Developing BIBFRAME requires involvement of information specialists to create a new ecosystem in which bibliographic data are compatible with the broader World Wide Web environment. Speakers will discuss progress to date, relevance of BIBFRAME in today's environment, and the current status of the BIBFRAME Editor, including a demonstration of the modifications to the Editor from a programmer's perspective. Speaker Biography: Beacher Wiggins is the director for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Kirk Hess is a digital project coordinator in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Jennifer Baum Sevec is a librarian in the U.S./Anglo Division at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Karen Hill is a librarian in the Germanic and Slavic Division at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Judith P. Cannan is the chief of the Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Sally Hart McCallum is the chief of the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at the Library of Congress. Speaker Biography: Nathan Trail is a digital project coordinator in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at the Library of Congress. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7043

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